Description: He is lean but muscular and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her white hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her auburn hair is still thick. She is baby faced.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sariel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Dabbledob is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Dabbledob was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. A true patriot, Roland would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Roland was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Roland was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has worked as a Glassblower like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a very tight haircut. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 pp.